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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "hassan kano" <hbkano16@msn.com>
Reply-To: hbkano10@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:48:59 +0000
Subject: Urgent Attention!

Urgent Attention!

Dear Sir/Madam:

We are members of the "Contract Award Committee", Ministry of Petroleum
Resources,Nigeria. We search for an agent who will assist us in the
transfer and receipt of Twenty Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars US$27.5.Million) and subsequent investment of same in lucrative
ventures in your country.

You will be required to;( 1) Assist in the transfer/claim of the said
sum, (2) Advise on lucrative area(s) of investment, and (3) Assist in
the management of same investments after you must have claimed the funds.
For your services as above you shall be rewarded with 15% of the total
sum/funds, while 10% of the investments profit shall be paid to you
annually.

What is the tax regime in your country and how best you would want the
money funds invested to ensure good investment return thereafter? We
shall have our lawyers draw up the investment agreement for you to study,
make ammendment(if any), sign and return hereto.

We wait your urgent and positive response so that we can work out all
the modalities for the wire/transfer of to you. Do keep this
transaction to your self due to our position. But feel free to direct your
questions to me if any.

Yours faithfully,

Prince Hassan B. Kano.
Please respond herein: hbkano10@o2.pl



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